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Scott County School District

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Scott County School District is located close to the center of Mississippi. Scott County School District has 519.44 square miles of land area and 1.05 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Scott County School District population is 19,814. Scott County School District median household income is $33,764 in 2010-2014. Scott County School District median house value is $66,200 in 2010-2014. On average, Scott County School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(54 out of 148, top 36%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	9
Population	19,814 (2010-2014), rank #42
Population Growth	-1.22% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	38.07/sq mi, rank #90
Median Household Income:	$33,764 at 2010-2014—-4.50% increase since 2005-2009, rank #75
Median House Price:	$66,200 at 2010-2014—12.39% increase since 2005-2009, rank #119
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	519.44 sq mi, rank #32
Water Area:	1.05 sq mi (0.20%), rank #102
State:	Mississippi
County:	Scott County
City:	Lake, Forest, Conehatta, Walnut Grove, Sebastopol, Morton, Lena, Pulaski, Pelahatchie, Hillsboro
Zip:	39092, 39074, 39057, 39189, 39359, 39117, 39094, 39152, 39145
Area:	Jackson, MS

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Scott County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

100 East First St

Forest MS, 39074, Scott County

Phone: 601-469-3861

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	4,013	3,983	3,846	3,755	3,715	3,753	3,841
English Language Learner Students:	0	133	85	76	79	92	98
Total Teachers:	233.16	227.00	230.07	227.61	234.45	236.20	240.90
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	18.69	16.70	15.70	15.17	15.89	14.90	14.70
Elementary:	98.16	98.01	111.40	107.32	113.22	110.80	116.70
Secondary:	89.65	86.72	78.69	81.43	81.04	88.10	85.30
Ungraded:	26.66	25.57	24.28	23.69	24.30	22.40	24.20
Total Other Staff:	267.48	246.20	243.17	244.55	254.14	274.20	254.20
Instructional Aides:	80.99	65.77	64.15	61.78	65.91	64.00	58.20
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.70	3.21	2.50	3.86	5.43	3.70	3.60
Total Guidance Counselors:	7.36	6.90	7.70	7.03	5.87	15.20	7.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	2.53	1.76	3.28	2.42	1.45	3.20	2.60
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	4.83	5.14	4.42	4.61	4.42	4.50	4.90
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	7.50	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	5.43	6.78	6.44	6.75	6.87	7.30	6.80
Library/Media Support:	1.00	0.00	1.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrators:	5.54	5.00	5.25	6.00	5.80	4.80	5.60
District Administrative Support:	11.36	10.00	8.00	10.00	10.58	10.60	7.10
School Administrators:	15.63	14.03	13.87	14.86	13.88	13.80	14.90
School Administrative Support:	15.00	14.00	13.00	13.00	14.99	14.50	12.80
Student Support Services:	18.62	17.18	16.92	19.19	20.18	14.70	14.00
Other Support Services:	104.85	103.33	104.34	102.08	103.63	124.60	122.70
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.21	17.55	16.72	16.50	15.85	15.89	15.94

Schools

Bmj Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	128 M.L. King Dr, Morton MS 39117
Forest Scott Co Vocational Technology Center	Grade 10 to Grade 12	521 Cleveland St, Forest MS 39074
Lake Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 4	200 School St, Lake MS 39092
Lake High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	24442 Hwy 80, Lake MS 39092
Lake Middle	Grade 5 to Grade 8	1770 East Scott Rd, Lake MS 39092
Morton Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 4	265 East Second Ave, Morton MS 39117
Morton High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	238 East Fourth Ave, Morton MS 39117
Scott Central	Kindergarten to Grade 12	2415 Old Jackson Rd, Forest MS 39074
Sebastopol	Kindergarten to Grade 12	Hwy 21 North, Sebastopol MS 39359

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCT2 Test
2008	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.2	149.3
2009	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.8	148.7
2010	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.2	149
2011	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.6	149.8
2012	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.2	150.2
2013	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.7	151
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.7	150.6
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.3	151
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.5	152.1
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	157.4	153.3
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.6	154.1
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154	154.2
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.4	148.8
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.7	149.2
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150	149.5
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.2	149.6
2012	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.3	151
2013	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.7	151.8
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.2	150.5
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153	151.1
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.2	151.5
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.7	151.7
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154	152.8
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.7	154.1
2008	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.3	148.5
2009	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.9	148.7
2010	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.9	148.8
2011	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.3	148.9
2012	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.4	149.9
2013	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.8	150.8
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.1	149.8
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.4	150.2
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.7	151.3
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.4	151.4
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.1	152.3
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.1	153.2
2008	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.3	147.6
2009	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.3	148.8
2010	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.6	149.4
2011	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.8	149.8
2012	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.6	150.3
2013	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149	150.7
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.6	149.3
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.2	149.9
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.2	150.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.6	150.6
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.5	151.3
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151	152.4
2008	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.2	147
2009	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.9	147.8
2010	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.6	149.7
2011	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.3	149.9
2012	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.8	150.7
2013	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.6	151.4
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.8	148.7
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150	150.1
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.1	151.1
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154	152.1
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.4	152.3
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.6	153.1
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.9	146.6
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.3	147.8
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.3	147.8
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.6	149.1
2012	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.4	149.9
2013	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.4	150
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.3	148.3
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.8	149.6
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.9	151.5
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.4	153.2
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.8	153.7
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	157.4	154.6
MST Test
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	51.1%	40.8%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	50%	42.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	47.2%	44.9%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	65.5%	53.6%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64.6%	63.1%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	35%	39.3%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	43%	40%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	43.9%	42.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	53.2%	56.4%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	60.7%	64.0%
SATP2 Test
2004	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	90.5%	90.7%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	88.5%	91.6%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	85.7%	91%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	90.9%	90.8%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	60.5%	71%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	59.6%	72%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	82.2%	79.6%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	90.6%	85.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	89.5%	81.9%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	86.9%	85.2%
2004	Biology I	End of course	% met std	89.3%	89.2%
2005	Biology I	End of course	% met std	92.6%	91.8%
2006	Biology I	End of course	% met std	90%	93.3%
2007	Biology I	End of course	% met std	90.7%	92.2%
2008	Biology I	End of course	% met std	80.8%	87.9%
2009	Biology I	End of course	% met std	86.6%	87.6%
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	91.5%	86.2%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	82.1%	74.7%
2013	Biology I	End of course	% met std	82.6%	78.5%
2004	English II	End of course	% met std	85%	83.1%
2005	English II	End of course	% met std	84.4%	82.8%
2006	English II	End of course	% met std	72.8%	78.1%
2007	English II	End of course	% met std	73.9%	77.2%
2008	English II	End of course	% met std	68.9%	69.7%
2009	English II	End of course	% met std	70.9%	69%
2010	English II	End of course	% met std	75%	68%
2011	English II	End of course	% met std	78.7%	71.8%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	79.2%	73.1%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	75.7%	73%
2004	US History	End of course	% met std	95.4%	95.7%
2005	US History	End of course	% met std	94.4%	96.4%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	97.7%	95.9%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	93%	93.9%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	94.4%	94.3%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	97.7%	96.9%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	94.2%	93%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	97.6%	93%
2012	US History	End of course	% met std	80.2%	72.9%
2013	US History	End of course	% met std	86.6%	81.3%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$27,200,000	$7,072		$28,211,000	$7,513		$28,221,000	$7,597
Federal:	$4,762,000	$1,238	17.5%	$6,854,000	$1,825	24.3%	$6,752,000	$1,817	23.9%
State:	$18,425,000	$4,791	67.7%	$16,933,000	$4,509	60.0%	$17,260,000	$4,646	61.2%
Local:	$4,013,000	$1,043	14.8%	$4,424,000	$1,178	15.7%	$4,209,000	$1,133	14.9%
Total Expenditures:	$27,551,000	$7,164		$26,622,000	$7,090		$28,088,000	$7,561
Total Current Expenditures:	$26,192,000	$6,810		$25,478,000	$6,785		$26,573,000	$7,153
Instructional Expenditures:	$15,927,000	$4,141	60.8%	$15,552,000	$4,142	61.0%	$16,362,000	$4,404	61.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,934,000	$503	7.4%	$1,919,000	$511	7.5%	$1,969,000	$530	7.4%
Administration:	$2,843,000	$739	10.9%	$2,631,000	$701	10.3%	$2,690,000	$724	10.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$5,488,000	$1,427	21.0%	$5,376,000	$1,432	21.1%	$5,552,000	$1,494	20.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,304,000	$339		$1,104,000	$294		$1,461,000	$393
Construction:	$284,000	$74		$140,000	$37		$23,000	$6
Total Other:	$55,000	$14		$40,000	$11		$53,000	$14
Interest on Debt:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$1,000	$0

Total Salary:	$15,646,000	$4,068		$15,083,000	$4,017		$15,688,000	$4,223
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$10,656,000	$2,771	68.1%	$10,428,000	$2,777	69.1%	$10,938,000	$2,944	69.7%
Other Salary:	$4,990,000	$1,297	31.9%	$4,655,000	$1,240	30.9%	$4,750,000	$1,279	30.3%
Total Benefit:	$5,033,000	$1,309		$4,693,000	$1,250		$5,053,000	$1,360
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,384,000	$880	67.2%	$3,180,000	$847	67.8%	$3,419,000	$920	67.7%
Other Benefit:	$1,649,000	$429	32.8%	$1,513,000	$403	32.2%	$1,634,000	$440	32.3%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	65.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	22.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	37.0%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	17.7%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	20.6%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	19.3%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	5.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,297.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,383.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$34,272.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$39,109.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$46,598.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$47,640.0

* Scott County School District was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.